Contents

FOREWORD iii
ABOUT THE BOOK v

READING SKILLS 1– 86

1. The Portrait of a Lady 3

KHUSHWANT SINGH

A Photograph 11
SHIRLEY TOULSON

2. We’re Not Afraid to Die...

if We Can All Be Together 13
GORDON COOK and ALAN EAST

3. Discovering Tut: the

Saga Continues 22
A.R. WILLIAMS

The Laburnum Top 31

TED HUGHES

4. Landscape of the Soul 34

NATHALIE TROUVEROY

The Voice of the Rain 41

WALT WHITMAN

5. The Ailing Planet: the

Green Movement’s Role 43
NANI PALKHIVALA
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6. The Browning Version 50

TERENCE RATTIGAN

Childhood 58
MARKUS NATTEN

7. The Adventure 60
JAYANT NARLIKAR

8. Silk Road 74
NICK MIDDLETON

Father to Son 85
ELIZABETH JENNINGS

WRITING SKILLS 87 – 118

1. Note-making 89

2. Summarising 94

3. Sub-titling 99

4. Essay-writing 102

5. Letter-writing 107

6. Creative Writing 116

Complete Version of Chapter 7

The Adventure
JAYANT NARLIKAR